2004–05 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
# 2004–05 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2004–05 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 11th position with 34 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 61 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 10 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dundee | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ As Celtic, the 2004–05 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee United, the cup runners-up.

## Results

Dunfermline Athletic's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 August 2004 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 6,512 | Tod 48' |
| 2 | 15 August 2004 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 0–2 | 1,972 | |
| 3 | 21 August 2004 | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 8,533 | |
| 4 | 29 August 2004 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | 4,854 | |
| 5 | 11 September 2004 | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | 4,338 | Brewster 9' |
| 6 | 19 September 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | 5,883 | Nicholson 65' |
| 7 | 25 September 2004 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 58,213 | |
| 8 | 2 October 2004 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 7,290 | Donnelly 86' |
| 9 | 16 October 2004 | Livingston | A | 0–2 | 2,815 | |
| 10 | 23 October 2004 | Dundee | A | 2–1 | 5,456 | Thomson 35', Young 48' |
| 11 | 27 October 2004 | Rangers | H | 1–2 | 8,678 | Brewster 22' |
| 12 | 30 October 2004 | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | 6,297 | Tod 8', Young 90' |
| 13 | 6 November 2004 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 | 4,927 | Young 28' |
| 14 | 13 November 2004 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 10,398 | Donnelly 70' |
| 15 | 20 November 2004 | Kilmarnock | H | 4–1 | 4,344 | Nicholson 30', Mehmet 38', Wilson 57', Brewster 90' |
| 16 | 27 November 2004 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 5,084 | Tod 65' |
| 17 | 4 December 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 10,084 | |
| 18 | 12 December 2004 | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 7,650 | |
| 19 | 18 December 2004 | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | 9,859 | Tod 68' |
| 20 | 27 December 2004 | Livingston | H | 0–0 | 5,092 | |
| 21 | 1 January 2005 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 4,426 | Tod (3) 13', 28', 54' |
| 22 | 15 January 2005 | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 48,055 | |
| 23 | 22 January 2005 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 6,589 | Christiansen 44' |
| 24 | 29 January 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 0–2 | 5,449 | |
| 25 | 12 February 2005 | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | 5,579 | Mehmet 53', Donnelly 83' |
| 26 | 19 February 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | 4,701 | Christiansen 20' |
| 27 | 2 March 2005 | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 3,565 | |
| 28 | 5 March 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | 5,934 | Wilson 32' |
| 29 | 12 March 2005 | Celtic | A | 0–6 | 58,908 | |
| 30 | 19 March 2005 | Hibernian | H | 1–4 | 7,204 | Nicholson 43' |
| 31 | 2 April 2005 | Livingston | A | 1–1 | 4,573 | Hunt 79' |
| 32 | 9 April 2005 | Dundee | A | 1–2 | 5,995 | Young 9' |
| 33 | 17 April 2005 | Rangers | H | 0–1 | 8,226 | |
| 34 | 23 April 2005 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–0 | 4,481 | |
| 35 | 30 April 2005 | Livingston | A | 0–2 | 5,700 | |
| 36 | 7 May 2005 | Dundee | H | 5–0 | 8,313 | Young (3) 2', 29', 64', MacDonald (o.g.) 33', Skerla 39' |
| 37 | 15 May 2005 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 10,763 | Mason 89' |
| 38 | 21 May 2005 | Kilmarnock | A | 0–4 | 5,100 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | East Fife | A | 0–0 | 1,772 | |
| R3 Replay | 18 January 2005 | East Fife | H | 3–1 | 3,543 | Tod 1', Hunt 57', Dempsey 69' |
| R4 | 6 February 2005 | Celtic | H | 0–3 | 8,014 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 22 September 2004 | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | 2,301 | Brewster 30', Thomson 51', Hunt 76' |
| QF | 10 November 2004 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | 4,405 | Mehmet 60' |

### UEFA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 lst leg | 12 August 2004 | FH | A | 2–2 | 1,500 | Brewster 72', Skerla 87' |
| R1 2nd leg | 26 August 2004 | FH | H | 1–2 | 8,000 | Dempsey 72' |
